The Fall Of James Tamou

[innsaneink]

I remember being very unimpressed with him when he was at NQ and got selected for the Blues

 

[hobbo1]

350k a year isn’t cheap for what he’s done on and off the field

That there is less than what we are paying Mbye next year to play for Saints. 350k would be an average NRL salary. We got an average player.

We could’ve got 2 Stefano’s for $350k .. whichever way you want to spin it Tamou is up there with Anasta with garbage buys ..

They got him to teach our young forwards, like Stefano, how to be a professional.
Seems to be working.

More like Stefano is a natural

 

[Demps]

I remember being very unimpressed with him when he was at NQ and got selected for the Blues

Yeah, he is painfully average.
He is about as good a captain as Mbye.

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[Demps]

Alex Twal > James Tamou

This has proved to be an extremely poor signing.
At least it isn't Rusty Packer bad, finance wise.

Hoping he calls it quits this year as he doesn't offer a lot on the field or off.

Money would've been better spent towards centres.

 

[hobbo1]

Alex Twal James Tamou

This has proved to be an extremely poor signing.
At least it isn't Rusty Packer bad, finance wise.

Hoping he calls it quits this year as he doesn't offer a lot on the field or off.

Money would've been better spent towards centres.

Can’t believe he has fans 😂
All he’s done is top up his pension ..

 

[Demps]

Alex Twal James Tamou

This has proved to be an extremely poor signing.
At least it isn't Rusty Packer bad, finance wise.

Hoping he calls it quits this year as he doesn't offer a lot on the field or off.

Money would've been better spent towards centres.

Can’t believe he has fans ?
All he’s done is top up his pension ..

Yeah, he's been very underwhelming.
As a player but especially as a captain.

I think I've seen only one acceptable performance.
Our youth policy was overlooked with this one and has failed us immensely.

 

[Pom Tiger]

Really has looked like he is here for one more pay day before hanging them up. I do feel he has been a little better of late .Not saying much . Perhaps Big Stef's efforts have motivated him somewhat .

 

[Guest]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing - at the time of his signing I genuinely thought he'd provide good leadership and help develop our pack, but with the pace of the game, and Madge not really giving him more than 30 minutes...he's been disappointing.

 

[Guest]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing - at the time of his signing I genuinely thought he'd provide good leadership and help develop our pack, but with the pace of the game, and Madge not really giving him more than 30 minutes...he's been disappointing.

 

[PJ_]

Is Tamou signed for next year with us?

Yes ?

??

 

[cktiger]

350k a year isn’t cheap for what he’s done on and off the field

That there is less than what we are paying Mbye next year to play for Saints. 350k would be an average NRL salary. We got an average player.

We could’ve got 2 Stefano’s for $350k .. whichever way you want to spin it Tamou is up there with Anasta with garbage buys ..

They got him to teach our young forwards, like Stefano, how to be a professional.
Seems to be working.

More like Stefano is a natural

There's a lot more to being a long term first grader than talent alone.

 

[hobbo1]

350k a year isn’t cheap for what he’s done on and off the field

That there is less than what we are paying Mbye next year to play for Saints. 350k would be an average NRL salary. We got an average player.

We could’ve got 2 Stefano’s for $350k .. whichever way you want to spin it Tamou is up there with Anasta with garbage buys ..

They got him to teach our young forwards, like Stefano, how to be a professional.
Seems to be working.

More like Stefano is a natural

There's a lot more to being a long term first grader than talent alone.

Yeah .. it’s called scoring a gig with West’s Tigers ..

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Actually thought his last few weeks he pulled his finger out and has been solid.

Outside of that he hasn’t been an inspiration leading on the park. His defensive work rate is high however and when he is on we don’t get dominated up the middle but geez his work rate with the ball in hand has been lacking.

 

[tig_prmz]

I think Tamou's form 2021, as said by others, is significantly affected by the club he's playing for and the type of roster Tigers currently have. For example, Tamou currently opens the exchanges with an inexperienced prop, against sides that want to dominate Tigers early (sides know they can knock Tigers out of the game with an extra- aggressive start).

Compare to 2020 when Tamou took to the field with one of the comp's most in-form forwards JFH, but also backed up by career-peak Yeo.


Tamou may also be impacted by the NRL's rule-changes 2021 to reduce stoppages (6-again on penalties, PTB restarts on touch finders etc.).

A corollary might be someone like Jordan McLean who (without looking at his stats) was a highly effective front-rower for the Storm, and almost invisible at the Cowboys.

Tamou is definitely down, but the reason isn't cut-dry to me.

I think you're trying to find a reason when there isn't one.

It starts with the prop. He has shown no intensity of drive in tackles or in defence. Stefano is no JWH or Twal isn't Yeo but they aren't the worst pair in the league. Tamou has no one to blame but himself. Maybe he took the pre-season too lightly and hasn't been the same since. It's not the club, it's him.